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Anglican Journal loses editor, writer

Anglican Journal Staff — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:35:45 +0000

The Anglican Journal found itself editorless this summer with the resignation of Matthew Townsend June 11. The same month also saw the departure of staff writer Joelle Kidd, on June 10.

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Special delivery

Matthew Townsend — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:51:19 +0000

As editor of the Anglican Journal, I sometimes agonize over the editorials I write—spending days developing and discarding drafts before settling on a message that expresses my thoughts clearly, offers something worthwhile to readers and serves the greater glory of God. Today, as parental leave approaches, I must settle on a single draft with a […]

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This far by faith

Matthew Townsend — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:21:44 +0000

As editorial supervisor of the Anglican Journal, there’s little I can add to our overall discussion of the state of the church: the newly released statistics, the decline, the questions that loom.

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Where, O death, is your victory?

Matthew Townsend — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:00:54 +0000

During my youth in Florida, I used a cynical but common nickname for the place: God’s waiting room.

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2018 Anglican Journal Appeal raises $474,489

Joelle Kidd — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:00:33 +0000

Last year’s Anglican Journal Appeal, the Journal’s annual donation campaign, raised $474,489 and boasted its highest-ever average donation, $56. The total of the 2018 appeal was a 1.4% drop from the previous year, which raised $479,958. The average donation in 2017 was $55. The 2018 appeal shows the continuation of a trend in which fewer […]

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When God settles the waters

Matthew Townsend — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:00:30 +0000

Before moving to Canada, I lived in Rochester, New York, where I worshipped at a Lutheran-Episcopal church plant. The congregation, which sat in a circle, began every service with a simple chant from Psalm 46: “Be still and know that I am God.” The chant served as a reminder, before the start of worship, that God was in the building: whatever our worries and trials from the previous week, God would be there to hear and hold them. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

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